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TV Preview: Unnatural Histories looks at generations of hunters in the Serengeti, black mould runs riot in Help! My House Is Falling Down and Born To Be Different offers disabled children a chance to share their experiences.

Unnatural Histories, BBC4, 9pm

Pick Of The Day – Unnatural Histories BBC4, 9pm

Thereâs nothing like a bit of relaxing hand-wringing after a hard day at work â so put your feet up and prepare to wallow in the mayhem inflicted on the Serengeti by generations of hunters, scientists and tourists. And thatâs before we even get to the bit where colonists come over, bringing a microbe with them that wipes out millions of cows. Interesting, if not uplifting.

Help! My House Is Falling Down C4, 8pm

Sarah Beeny â the acceptable face of Channel 4 property shows, unlike her aristocratic rival, Kirstie Allsopp â is back. Sheâs sorting out more nightmare homes, this week starting in Leicestershire, where she takes on subsidence, a leaking roof and black mould. The panic in the ownersâ eyes makes for some compulsive viewing.

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Born To Be Different C4, 9pm

Channel 4âs ongoing love affair with disabilityÂ and facial disfigurement shows no sign of ending. This time the drama is cranked up by the fact the participants in the show are all children. Unlike many other Channel 4 medical programmes, though, this offering isnât a freak show and gives the children taking part room to poignantly articulate their experiences of growing up with a disability.

Film Of The Day – American History X ITV4, 10pm

Edwards Norton and Furlong play two brothers whose bigoted firefighter father is murdered in the line of duty by a black drug dealer. Itâs an incident that turns Derek (an Oscar-nominated Norton) towards becoming a vengeful white supremacist. Now out of prison, heâs keen his little brotherÂ doesnât follow the same neo-Nazi path. A tough, powerful watch.